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UNITED STATES; PATENT OFFICE 1,954,719 POWDER CONTAINER Joseph J. Vendel, Manhattan, Kans. application July 10,1933, serial No. vsvaoz 4 claims. (o1. 11s- 45)r This invention has for its object the provision of glass, the body 2, the bottom 3 and the divider of a simple and inexpensive device by the use or partitions being one integral structure. of which a plurality of powdery materials may In the form shown in Figures 1 and 2, the be carried in a single container and either matelower end ot the cylindrical body is closed by a rial discharged at the will of the user.v cap 5 which is permanently secured on the body 60 The invention seeks to provide novel means so as to seal the lower end thereof and vthe for maintaining the two materials out of contact upper end is normally open but is tov be covered' and for controlling the distribution or discharge by a cap 6. A divider or separator 7 is disposed of the materials. v within the body on a diameter of the same and The invention also seeks to providefa device has its lower end resting against the bottom cap 65 for the stated purpose which will be very cheap 5 and is to be sealed to said cap in any preferred and may be produced rapidly and which will be manner in order to avoid commingling of the highly efficient for the purposes for which it is contents of the container or leakage from one designed. compartment to the other compartment. The The invention is illustrated in the accompanyseparator or divider 7 is longer than the body 70 ing drawings and consists in certain novel feaso that it will project vabove the upper end of tures which will be hereinafter rst fully dethe body and near its upper end it is provided scribed and then more particularly defined. on its side edges with shoulders 8 which are In the drawingszadapted to rest upon the upper edge of the body,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one embodiment as clearly shown in AFigure 2, whereby the par- 75 of the invention. tition or divider or separator will be rmly posi- Figure 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Figtioned in the body. The head 6 ts closely upon ure 1. Vthe upper end of the body and extends over the Figure 3 is a section through a device embodyupper edge of the partition or divider and it ing another form of the invention. Vis provided in its opposite sides with groups of 80 Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 4-4 of perforations, as shown at 9, to permit outflow Figure 3. y of the contents of the separate compartments Figure 5 is a cross section on the line 5--5 of as may be desired. In order to prevent discharge Figure 3. of material when it is not desired and to pre- Figure 6 is a view showing the divider and vent discharge of the improper materiai,adamper 85 the distributor separated and in perspective and 10 is fitted upon the head, this damper being approximately in their proper relative positions. in the form of an annulus fitting 0105611 about Figure 7 is a view' showing another form of the head so as to turnthereon and provided divider or separator in elevation with vthe con- With Openings 11 adapted t0 register With the tainer body in section. f discharge openings' in the head or to be turned 90 Figure 8 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. out of alignment therewith so that the discharge ure 7 openings will be covered, as may be desired.

` Figure 9 is a sectional view showing another Upon referring t9 Figures 2 and 3 it Wm be form of container and a separator or divider noted that the damper ts between-anges 12 adapted for the form of container shown and 13 at the top and bottom respectively of the 95 Figure 10 is a sectional View taken at right head so that it will be effectually held m place angles to Figure 9 the une 9 9 in Figure 1o but may be easily turned when desired. The

Openings 1l may be so disposed that both disindicatlng the plane of thesections shown 1n charge openings in the head may be covered or Figure 9.

4' both may be opened or one may be covered while 100 o Figure 11 is a detail v1ew of a further modithe other may be umwered, thus making it cationpossible to discharge the contents of the con- In Carrying Out the Present invention, there tainer according tothe wishes ofthe user. is provided a cylindrical container 1 which may Guarding and distributing means are provided be of any preferred material and will generally at the upper end of the separator or partition 7 105 be formed of stout cardboard or similar mateand in the form shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5, the rial in order to reduce the cost of production guard consists of a plate 14 adapted to rest on to the lowest possible stage. The body of the the upper edge of the body and'having its cencontainer may, however, be of other materials trai portion doubled upon itself to form a pair and in Figures 9 and 10 it is shown as formed 0f upwardly converging walls 15 which are united 110 at their upper edges so as to extend over the upper ,edge of the partition or separatorA and bear against the underside of the head. Openings 16 are formed in the plate 14, adjacent the edges thereof, as clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4, to permit outflow of substances which may be placed in the respective compartments of the container, the substances then finding their way to the discharge openings 9 of the head. To retard the iiow and distribute the same so that the discharged material will be sprinkled upon the surface or substance to which it is to be applied without waste, distributors 1'7 are provided on the upper side of the plate 14 and each distributor consists of a/plate bent along its longitudinal center to provide diverging wings, as clearly shown in Figure 4. These distributors are disposed vupon the plate 14 so that the fold or bight of each distributor passes around and houses the discharge opening 10 and the wings-extend upwardly and inwardly therefrom towards the center walls 15 of the guard. Outlet openings 18 are formed at the lower end of each distributor in the bight thereof so that the outowing material will be directed toward the discharge openings of the head. The distributors may be formed of any suitable material and will generally be formed of sheet metal, being provided at the lower end of each wing with a tongue '19 adapted to be inserted through a slit provided therefor in the plate 14 and then bent against the underside of the plate, as will be understood, whereby the distributor will be very firmly and cheaply Y held in place.

within the compartments or different forms of,

powders for treating the skin, such as talcum powder and boric acid, so that those substances or materials which are generally used together orin alternation may be found in a single container of convenient form. By constructing the container of cardboard or similar material it can be produced at a trifling cost so that it may be used at factories or other sources of produce to package goods and a customer may be provided with desired commodities in a single package.

Ordinarily the partition or separator will be so locatedas to divide the container into two equal compartments but it will frequently happen that it will be desired to place in the container substances which are used in conjunction with each other but in different quantities, and to meet this condition the separator or partition may be formed as shown in Figures and 8 in which the partition 20 has its upper portion arranged on a diameter of the head or top cap of the container and its lower portion is turned to one side, the

' lower portion being beveled, as shown in Figure 7,

to conform to the curvature ofthe body of the container. In Figures 7 and 8 I have also shown thehead cap of the device as being in the form of a truncated cone. being tapered upwardly and provided with discharge openings in its opposite sides Ihe guards and distributors in this form of the invention are the same as those previously described.

It sometimes happens that the head cap doesnot fit as accurately as desired to the upper end of the partition, and to meet this condition a packing may be placed between the extremity of the partition and the top of the cap, as will be understood.

In Figures 10 and 11 the container is shown in the form of a glass vessel with the upper edge of the partition or separator in the same diametrical plane as the edge of the body. In order that the interior ofthe head may be divided so vas to effect positive and complete separation of the different contents of the container an extension or supplemental partitionV 21 is provided which has its lower edge slitted'so as to provide a plurality of tongues 22 which are bent alternately in opposite directions and are then engaged over the upper edge of the partition 4, as clearly shown in Figure 9. 'I'he guards and distributors are then fitted over the extension or supplemental partition and correspond in all respects to those shown in Figures 1 to 5 and heretofore described.

In Figure 11, the head cap 23 is shown in the form of a dome arcuate in all lines of cross section and the partition 24 has its upper end shaped to t against the underside Aof the cap and is provided With a central notch, indicated at 25, to permit the passage of the intermediate portion of the guard 26. The guard is thus held against turning movement relative to the partition and has its edges engaged against the ends of the notch 25, but otherwise it is similar in all respects to the first described guard.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A container comprising a body having an open upper end, a head cap fitted on the upper end of the body, a partition within the body, a guard extending across the upper end of the body from the head cap to the partition and provided with outlet openings adjacent its edge, and distributors upon the guard within the head cap and provided adjacent the guard with outlet openings.

2. A container com'prising a body having an open upper end, a partition in the body, a head cap tted on the upper end ofthe body, a guard extending across the upper end of the body from the head cap to the partition and provided with outlet openings adjacent its edge, and distributors secured upon the guard and having diverging wings extending towards the partition, said distributors having outlet openings in their bights adjacent their lower ends and the bights of the distributors housing the outlet openings in the guard.

3. A container comprising a body having an open upper end, a partition in the body, a head cap fitted on the upper end of the body and having discharge openings at opposite sides, a supplemental partition tted on the upper end of the partitionand extending to the top of the head cap, a guard extending across the upper end of the body from the sides of the head cap to the upper edge of the supplemental partition, and distributors on said. guard.

4. A- container comprising a cylindrical body having ari open upper end, a head cap fitted on the body and having discharge openings in its JOSEPH J. VENDEL. 

